Wichita eagle., 1887-09-25

in dat state, an dat Yankee sojer be know it,
soons cher he look at i'm DEN he went
long to de stable an de mule tu'n roun' wild
he heels to de doc an jes stood dat way"
a'Wn dis beas' kick, Mr.. Wash'nto se1
ea.
| "'Gentle ez er lamb seq L
/ seW'at's its nameP sea 'ee.
"'Gin1 Jackson SCI L
@'Wo'erpi Gin1 Jackson ser ZEE. An den
he js pertrude he SET right erl,ng inter dat
mules stable
Susan SEE l, speaker kinder softly ter
my 10th wife. cause Z war my 10th wife
| Susan at wus livin' wild den Susan sea
/, peak outen dat doc, win yo', and jes squirt
| yo' eye to'ds dat stable To- da's somefin gwins
ter happen
aWell, Susan, my 10th wife, she come to
de doc an peek out, an we watch dat stable
mighty sha'p, spectin' eber minute ter see dat
Yankee sojer, gun, belt. pistols, an ali, fly
out fru dat stable ruff; but bress my soul
yer he come leadin' dat mule, all bridled an
saddled, right outer dat stable doc jes ez
gentle ez er lamb! Well, dat jes beat me
but wen look at de mules eyes gin ter
kinder 'spicionate sumfin', so jes KEEP sorter
cool an elected an watched percedins
"'Dats goo by ter GinT Jackson sea
Susan, an she wipe 'er eye.
my h'aht jes pounded my ribs mos outen
place wen see dat Yankee soger get up inter
dat saddle and jes 60 er ridin' off like dat
mule been his'n. II mex me jes bile ober,
but Is erfeard er dat man, TO de Lo'd wusi
"Boss mebbe yo' don't fink dem Yankee
sojers wus jes lightnin', but they wus, all de
same. Lo'd, but jes did hate 'eml Chick
ems an pigs, and turkeys-w'y dey'd steal all
de chickens an pigs an turkeys in de country.
Dey jes stealed er streak plumb fom Knox
vile ter nowhere! Yo' jes couldn't hab muffin
OBJ yo' own, at all.
"But it appears that they didn't succeed In
stealing your mule, Mr.. Washington OBJ
served.
mo, sab, boss, bet yo' life dey les din'n'
steal dat mule He too smaht To- I'M ter git
erway wild himl Sho 3 yo' bon, boss
Meantime the old white mule, with half
closed eyes and dropping head, appeared to
be dreaming Of the long ago. big red
rooster strolled into the stable and began to
pick among the scattered straw
dat Yankee sojer jes rid off OH dat mule,
same like he 'longed to m. But bress yo'
soul, he got in he W ok poorly student ON dat
sma't click fo' he knowed it. 1t wus jes ez
sojer wus jes er techin' he hat ter me an
Susan, my fo'th wife, kinder p'lite an agger-
vatin' like, wen dat mule gin ter back him
part fo'must at de fence wha' dey was stake
leanin' ober jes dis way, lax I show you wild
my ham. an den dat sojer he jes spur dat
mule an say: Git erp, yerl Yo' on'ry deb
bilr But dat mule jes KEEP er goin' back,
hind side fo'must, ez tole yo', tell he bumped
Iofc fars, hoa .srxl,f IL
stake OBJ de fence wha' / tole yo' bout Lod,
but it wus funnyi Dat fence stake les
punched in under dat sojer's belt an helt i'm
right up dar while de mule he jes walk out
rom under 'iml Oar he wus O swingin' up
dar wild his legs an arms er wigglin' an
clawin' dis away an dat away, an him r.
howlin' like er whipped houn', an er sayin':
'Helpl Helpr
dat mule jes jump off er little bit er ways
an EN- tu'n roun' an hook at dat sojsr up dar,
some lax he said: How yo' feel bout dis
time er day, little fellerf
DE Lod, boss. dat mules eyes look jes ez
in'cent den ez dey does now, an he neber let
on lax he yer dat sojer wen he keep er
squawkin' ont: 'Helpl help! o Lo'dy help. )
An der dat man swing on de stake an claw
the atmosphere an Yell
wen, ny IA W, udy iulNe tun rOun, an
gin an go ter backin' to'ds de sojer agin', an
wen he got close to I'm he histed hese'f up er
hind an sech er kicki De Lo'd, sech kick n
Old Wash paused dramatically and drew
deep tragic breath before he resumed his
story. l recalled the graphic words Of NJ.
Daudet: "Un tourbillon de fumee blonde on
voltigeait une plume dfbis; tout ce qui restait
de rinfortune Tistet VendeneI' Which is to
say that the pope's mule had kicked Door
Tistet Vedene so tremendously that nothing
was left of him but an Ibis feather sailing off
on cloud OF blonde vapor, But then that
kick had been kept sacred for seven long
years.
"De fus' kick dat mule glib dat sojer took
i'm zip on de tip eend OBJ de nose an 1t jes
TUNED dat nose bottom side upmost. De ne1'
kick dat mans mustache jes went er hyin'.
De mex kick peel de bar all ofY'n he head;
den dat mule begin ter kinder squa' he SELF fo'
regular wo'k an git down ter business, an OBJ
all de fancy kickin' yo' cher seed, wy dar i.
wus"
At this point Of the story the big red
rooster jumped up and percbed itself on the
remnant Of the mules manger. The dream
ing beast did not change its expression Of
countenance in the least, but hind foot few
back and, like poor Tistet vedene, that red
rooster was dissolved In twink!ing. Some
shining feathers lowered about the space
lately occupied by chanticleer, and the mule
kept on nodding and blinking retrospectively.
''De good Lo'd.' exclaimed old Wash de
good Lo'd! but amt dat mule jes majes;icl
Oats jes 'zactly de way he done dat Yankee
so'jer; he jes nat'iy kick i'm inter muffin;
didn leave no sign OF I'm but two brass but
tons, an dey was mashed tell dey look lax
dey been run fru er so'gum mill
OF course, after what had seen, was pre-
pared to believe anything ole Wash might
tell about the mule. looked at the doughty,
drowsy little beast with q feeling nearly akin
TO awe, and, rising with fartive care. very
gingerly slipped out OF the stable shed
'Goodby, Mr.. Washington" said I, as
took leave Of the old man, take good care Of
that mule. Hes growing Old
"Neber yo' roin'. boss, bout dat mule. he or
mighty 'sponsibie to be own SET, shos yo'
BON he is.r exclaimed Wash. IL er gwine
ter DC er eberiastin' sTnat ptssson ats got mo
sense an dat ole mule he not gwine TO need
nobody ter took care o. him r-Nnnrics
Thompson in Chicago Times.
An Odd Real Estate story.
In a real estate Office the other day
heard gentleman relating the experience
of an eastern friend OF his vino many years
ago, for a bad n debt OF &20, coo, was
compelled to accept western land Of the
estimated value Of SIS, 900. He paid con-
stantly increasing taxes upon the land for
q number of years without going TO see IT,
One dag HIS agent ralecrauhe< him ask